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February 20, 2008

St. Paul Police Orders Tasers For Every OfficerPolice force will have 370 Tasers just in time for RNCCreated: Saturday, 16 Feb 2008, 8:29 AM CSTST. PAUL -- St. Paul police are about to issue Tasers to all 370 officers on the force. Police say they are a safe way to stop a potential threat, but some people say Tasers are dangerous and sometimes deadly.[...] The 230 new Tasers will cost $210,000 -- paid for with money seized during drug raids [Who is overseeing this purchase? Mike Duncan, chair for the RNC, or, the new, straight Ken Mehlman?] or other special investigations. The St. Paul City Council will vote Wednesday on whether to authorize the purchase of the Tasers, which they are likely to do.[...] Shortly after the new shipment of Tasers arrives in St. Paul, the Republican National Convention will come to town, and with it, protestors who may or may not get violent."Our hope is that no one will have to use any degree of force,” [Police spokesman Tom] Walsh said. “If it becomes necessary, will that be one of the tools available to them? I suppose that's safe to say."

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Brute force, no matter how strongly applied, can never subdue the basic human desire for freedom and dignity. It is not enough, as communist systems have assumed, merely to provide people with food, shelter and clothing. Human nature needs to breathe the precious air of liberty.-His Holiness the Dalai LamaI believe that to meet the challenges of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for oneself, one's own family or nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.-His Holiness the Dalai Lama